ThePowerGeeks.com » a-team http://thepowergeeks.com The Power Geeks Radio Show Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:25:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 For Geeks, By Geeks. We update every week to bring you the latest in everything geek. Tech, gaming, movies, and general nerdery. Get you geek on Neeenjas! Steven Molen clean Steven Molen darthmolen@thepowergeeks.com darthmolen@thepowergeeks.com (Steven Molen) The Power Geeks Radio Show ThePowerGeeks.com » a-team http://thepowergeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/power_symbol_square.jpg http://thepowergeeks.com The Power Geeks #22 http://thepowergeeks.com/2009/10/the-power-geeks-22/ http://thepowergeeks.com/2009/10/the-power-geeks-22/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:36:48 +0000 DarthMolen http://thepowergeeks.com/?p=16179 What We Are Playing

JP – Bejeweled Blitz (just to keep beating Steven’s scores! Don’t tell him) and a little ODST

SM – Bejeweled Blitz and Rollercoaster Kingdom

Cole – Still playing dress-up (see the pics at the bottom of this post)

Tech,Gaming, and Geek News

  • Nigeria Taking Steps to Shut Down Scammers (SM)
    • Working with Microsoft to fully implement “Project Eagle Claw” to catch the criminals
      • Claims to have already shut down over 800 Scammer sites
      • Steven I told you not to give that Dictator your Bank acct info!
  • New Google Maps app to do Turn by Turn voice GPS guided for free?? (JP)_
    • Before you shell out a huge chunk of change on a GPS app (they are REALLY expensive)
      • Read this article and hold out for a short bit…
      • 2 things to see… 1. Will Apple approve it? (it’s been submitted… but so was Google Voice)
      • and 2. how good will it be? I doubt it will completely kill the paid for apps… (it requires a live data connection ) but I bet it’ll be good enough for  alot of folks
  • Facebook to preserve Accounts of the Dead (Cole)
    • Perfect for the Halloween spirit
    • Accounts that are “memorialized” can no longer be updated
    • Friends and Family will still be able to post on the wall
    • Only “friends” will be able to search for it.
    • There’s a “deceased form” for those needing the service.
  • Non-English Domains Set to Change Internet (Steven)
    • For the longest time, only Latin characters allowed for domain names
    • ICANN (International Corporation for Assinged Names and Numbers) is set to throw this open
    • 1.6 Beeellion users of the Internet, over half of them don’t use a latin based character set for their language
    • I hear Al Gore started this trend back when he created the Internet…. (hahahah)
  • Remedy in works for enabling “unauthorized” xbox 360 memory units (JP)
    • The game of cat and mouse begins…
    • the company that makes the units already has a work around…
    • they just aren’t going to release it too soon, or M$ will come up with another fix
    • We’ve been talking about this all over the place for the last couple of weeks. Palm Pre and Apple?

Geek-Speak

  • A-Team Remake (SM)
    • Production Pic
    • Excited and leery… hope it’s good… but I am a little worried… What about you guys?
    • What about the listeners?
  • First 8 minutes of V
    • Getting more and more excited the closer this gets…
      • Already pissed about the scheduling though
        • 4 episodes to air in November, then it goes on hiatus till March
    • I’m beyond excited!!! (Cole)
  • NBC Moving up the Return of Chuck and ordering more episodes!
    • (Steven) convince me why I should like Chuck….
  • Time Lapse Video of Hot girl transformed into a Zombie
    • Very cool… and you have to read the description from the guy who posted it! hilarious!
  • There REALLY is an App for EVERYTHING now….
    • Ask the Hoff… (an app to receive spiritual guidance from David Hasselhoff )
    • and Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain
      • Trailer says you think you’re playing a Chuck Norris Game… BUT Chuck Norris can’t be played!
  • Lego Architecture series
    • This past weekend I went to the iHobby expo in Chicago
    • I bought a SEARS Tower Lego and got it autographed by the artist (Adam Reed Tucker) who spent a little time going over things with me…
    • His Frank Lloyd Wright House is unbelievable… actually slides apart when put together so you can study the rooms, and construction
    • he has some really cool stuff in the works for next year too!!
    • Cole, Steven are you guys Lego geeks too? What do you think about these? What types of stuff do you like to build out of Legos?
    • Does a man crap brown lego bricks? of course I am… best lego’s I ever saw was at Star Wars Celebration 2…

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  • On Twitter: Steven is @DarthMolen and I am @JPuent and @FueltheFighter
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]]> http://thepowergeeks.com/2009/10/the-power-geeks-22/feed/ 0 ps3 xbox sony a-team v microsoft apple mac scammers netflix lego What We Are Playing JP - Bejeweled Blitz (just to keep beating Steven's scores! Don't tell him) and a little ODST - SM - Bejeweled Blitz and Rollercoaster Kingdom Cole - Still playing dress-up (see the pics at the bottom of this post) What We Are Playing JP - Bejeweled Blitz (just to keep beating Steven's scores! Don't tell him) and a little ODST SM - Bejeweled Blitz and Rollercoaster Kingdom Cole - Still playing dress-up (see the pics at the bottom of this post) Tech,Gaming, and Geek News Nigeria Taking Steps to Shut Down Scammers (SM) Working with Microsoft to fully implement "Project Eagle Claw" to catch the criminals Claims to have already shut down over 800 Scammer sites Steven I told you not to give that Dictator your Bank acct info! New Google Maps app to do Turn by Turn voice GPS guided for free?? (JP)_ Before you shell out a huge chunk of change on a GPS app (they are REALLY expensive) Read this article and hold out for a short bit... 2 things to see... 1. Will Apple approve it? (it's been submitted... but so was Google Voice) and 2. how good will it be? I doubt it will completely kill the paid for apps... (it requires a live data connection ) but I bet it'll be good enough for  alot of folks Facebook to preserve Accounts of the Dead (Cole) Perfect for the Halloween spirit Accounts that are "memorialized" can no longer be updated Friends and Family will still be able to post on the wall Only "friends" will be able to search for it. There's a "deceased form" for those needing the service. Non-English Domains Set to Change Internet (Steven) For the longest time, only Latin characters allowed for domain names ICANN (International Corporation for Assinged Names and Numbers) is set to throw this open 1.6 Beeellion users of the Internet, over half of them don't use a latin based character set for their language I hear Al Gore started this trend back when he created the Internet.... (hahahah) Remedy in works for enabling "unauthorized" xbox 360 memory units (JP) The game of cat and mouse begins... the company that makes the units already has a work around... they just aren't going to release it too soon, or M$ will come up with another fix We've been talking about this all over the place for the last couple of weeks. Palm Pre and Apple? Netflix Streaming Coming to the PS3 (SM) Netflix confident they can circumvent the exclusivity agreement with Microsoft Basically, Sony can't make it part of their XMB... netflix sending out blu-ray discs with the software on it for streaming You have to have the disc in the drive to be able to use netflix Netflix confident they'll have ample supply Geek-Speak A-Team Remake (SM) Production Pic Excited and leery... hope it's good... but I am a little worried... What about you guys? What about the listeners? First 8 minutes of V Getting more and more excited the closer this gets... Already pissed about the scheduling though 4 episodes to air in November, then it goes on hiatus till March I'm beyond excited!!! (Cole) NBC Moving up the Return of Chuck and ordering more episodes! (Steven) convince me why I should like Chuck.... Time Lapse Video of Hot girl transformed into a Zombie Very cool... and you have to read the description from the guy who posted it! hilarious! There REALLY is an App for EVERYTHING now.... Ask the Hoff... (an app to receive spiritual guidance from David Hasselhoff ) and Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain Trailer says you think you're playing a Chuck Norris Game... BUT Chuck Norris can't be played! Lego Architecture series This past weekend I went to the iHobby expo in Chicago I bought a SEARS Tower Lego and got it autographed by the artist (Adam Reed Tucker) who spent a little time going over things with me... His Frank Lloyd Wright House is unbelievable... actually slides apart when put together so you can study the rooms, and construction Steven Molen clean